Beach breath

Posted byPhillip Knight ScottPosted inPoemsTags:, , , , , ,

The sea shares
its handsome breath with us, 
trying to juke a path 
around us, lonely guards 
on the shore amid 
crabs and other warriors.

We took the beach 
for what it intended: 
sandy exhaust 
under a brilliant sun, 
dry until 
the next wave.

© 2021 Phillip Knight Scott

 It’s the 10th anniversary at dVerse and we’re celebrating with writing a Quadrille: a poem of exactly 44 words. The word today is ‘juke.’

Published by Phillip Knight Scott

My name is Phillip. I am a Tar Heel born and bred and watch every Yankees game I can. I'm still searching for my own TARDIS. My first novel, "The Alien in the Backseat," is available now! https://amzn.to/3oVCG77

48 thoughts on “Beach breath”

  1. i love letting the tides tear at your feet taking away the sand and sinking you in a bit deeper. Did not make the beach this summer, but I miss its breath. The warm salt. I want to inhale it.

    Liked by 2 people

    Reply

  4. This is so charming!!! 💝💝 So much to love here especially the image of the sea “trying to juke a path around us.” I am hitting the beach once it’s safe enough to go 🙂

    Liked by 2 people

    Reply

  21. I really enjoyed this wistful poem – especially love the line ‘the sea shares its handsome breath with us.’

    Like

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:

Gravatar
WordPress.com Logo

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Facebook photo

You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Cancel

Connecting to %s

%d bloggers like this: